Ballot-vote machine.



W. HANEY. BALLOT VOTE MACHINE. APPucATloN maxi v9.21. 1914.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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WILLIAM HANEY, `0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO MARY C. HANEY AND MARGARET E. BANTA, BOTH 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BALLOT-VOTE MACHINE.

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Application tiled April 21, 1914. Serial No. 833,358.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HANEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ballot-Vote May chjnes, of which the following is a specification.

Known voting machines facilitate election frauds. They make it impossible to check the total votes for different candidates and measures against separate votes actually cast therefor, because they merely add and carry totals but make no record whateverdof individual votes. Fraudulent re istration and operation of suchvoting mac ines to agree therewith cannot be detected except by long and costly investigation or a new election.

My invention will prevent such frauds. llt automatically records every vote cast by each voter for each name and measure as and when it is cast, and counts, adds and carries totals thereof, so that they can be instantaneously read, and keeps a consecutivelyreadable tally of the voters who have voted and thereby of the progress of the election. While any means for so doing would be within the scope of my invention, Il prefer to do so by combining the ballot, its safety, secrecy and complete records, with machine counting, its accuracy and saving of time.

. To these ends I provide a secret-vote booth, a ballot-vote and machine-count apparatus which contains a ballot-supply and a marked-ballot receptacle; ballot-feed mechanism; ballot-marking mechanism, comprising an individual marker for each name on the ballots; vote-registering and counting mechanism comprising' a votecounter for each name on the ballot and operable by the act of markin the sameand a general ballot counter; an means to permit the voter to write or paste on his ballot, names not printed thereon.

When the voting is over the results can be immediately read on the counters, and

'checkedand corrected by counting the ballots. The ballot-counter is operable ,by the act of feeding a ballot to the marking mechanism and keeps an 'always readable, consecutive record of the ballots voted.

In the drawings Figures 1, 2 and 3 are general drawings, Fig. 1 being a front eleva- Specication vo1? Letters Patent.

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Patented May 1s, 1915.

being a partial vplan with the top plate of i the case removed, Fig. 5 a corresponding partlal sectional elevation at line 5 5, of F1g. 4, Fig. 6 a plan of a marker and its counter, Fig. 7 a corresponding fore-and-aft sectlonal elevation at line 7--7, and Fig. 8 a corresponding elevation, looking forward, of the tier of markers. The `remaining iigures are details, Fig. 9 being an end View of the ballot grip, Fig. 10 a view of the adjustable grip-stop and claws, Fig. l1 a plan of the traverser latch. Fig. 12 illustrates mounting frames for vote markers and counters and the mode of constructing the same.

The machine comprises related organizations, to each of which is assigned a characteristic base-number, used in forming its reference characters, as" follow's:-A case and booth-frame, 1; a tripping platform,l2, which, when a voter steps on and olf it, unlocks the machine for voting and relocks it; a ballot-supply and ballot feed mechamsm 3, the `latter quickly adjustable in stroke to compensate for necessary and for unavoidable variations in ballot-lengths; knife mechanism 4, to cutoff1 ballots la traverser 5, to -traverse the knife and operate various necessary or convenient latches, ballot-counting mechanism 6; marking mechanism 7 and operable thereby, vote-counting mechanism 8.

The general drawings show a closed case, 1, built of sheet metal on a light frame, mounted on wheels 10, adapted to mount all the moving parts except the platform 2, and having at about mid-height an o pen frame' 11, and beneath it a marked-ballot receptacle, l2, accessible by a door 13; a supply Y door, 14 through which ballots are supplied; and a skeleton voting door 15, which constitutes a hinged mounting frame for the vote-markers and counters. These doors g United to the case 1 hy flanges la is an open rectangular, pipe, booth-frame made of posts 1, laterale 1d and 1 and transversals 1f.. The booth has side curtains 1g; and

from shifting its position; but it maybev necessary, in some cases, to-secure it to the floor, in a convenient manner.

The tripping platfown, 2-When about to vote, the voter steps on the platform2, 3) which is hinged, referably on the lower frame lateral 1e an whose end bars 20 extend through slots .in the case to balancing springs 21, adjustable by I bolts 22 and n uts. The platform is also connected by tie rods 23 and 24, res ectively, with a latch 5 and compound evers 7b whose function will be set forth.

While the above described arrangement of the platform is the most convenient for storage, the apparatus would be equally as serviceable ifit were permanently hinged on the case 1. L

Ballot .supply and feed', 3.-Ballots, 3, are supplied in a roll 30, entered through the supply door 14 and mounted by a spindle 31 in end bearings provided on the case 1.

A weighted'strap-brake 32 fast at one end to the case, prevents the ballots from unrolling by the momentum of the roll. The ballots 3 pass from said roll around rods, 131, to the grip-slide.

The ballot feed (Figs. 3, 4 and 5) comprises a nearly counter-balanced grip-slide 3 mounted on guide-rods 130 and raised by means of a pair of chains 3, attached to its ends, passing through openings in the case-top and around annular recesses inV rollers 3h and 3 and having terminal weights 3'l and hooks 3. To the rear of the roller 3b I mount a spring curtain-roller 3t having a ratchet 3Sv engageable by a pawl 3h; and attached to said roller a curtain 3 which passes around the roller 3c and terminates in a curtain rod 3k adapted to be. engaged by the chain hooks 3. A ballot-screen or curtain 3m mounted on a spring roller adjacent to the case top, is attached to the gri -slide 3. When a ballot is fed to be marke it is adjacent to a glass marking plate 132 (whose transparency. permits lighting by interior lamps) and is lighted through the glazed-door 15 and if need be, by a lamp or lamps, 133, in the case.

The grip-slide 3 (Figs. 3 and 10) is mounted on the rods 130 and suspended to the chains 3 by means of bored guide heads 3 terminating in latch-hooks 3, and united by a horizontal, C-shaped back-jaw 3B which extends across the marking plate 132, and in such run is slotted to form a lower cross bar 3t slightly offset toward said marking plate, whose ends return inward parallel therewith to-form abutment ears 3 and in which, inward from the heads 3 are trans verse slots 3' (Fig. 10) for the clamp 3'. Said clamp is a U-.shaped bar narrower than and l slots 3v in the transverse bends thereof.'

Springs 3, strained between the ears 3 of the back-jaw and the forks 3y of the clamp release the latter and may envelop and be stayed by rods 30z fixed in the back-jaw'and its ears and playing through the slots of the clamp forks 3y. A

To set the clamps to hold the ballots leading margins, 1 rovide lever-cams 30" pivoted on the hea s 3 and coacting with the clamp ears 3, When the grip slide approaches its upper stroke limit the clamp is set (see Fig. 9)' by said cams 30W, which are then swung by the contact with struts 3B depending from the case-top. When up, the grip slide is latched by spring latches 300 which catch the hooks 3" of the heads 3p and are released as will be explained. The down-stroke of the grip frame draws out and must agree 4with the length of ballots in order that the lines thereof may regisn ter correctly with the markers 7 Because the ballots will vary in length at different elections and from hour to hour with atmospheric conditions, it is necessary to provide adjusting means to quickly adjust the grip-stroke for different elections and in case the ballot lines and markers vlose register. I therefore provide grip-stroke adjusting means (Figs. 2, 3 and 9) to be operatedwhen desirable by an oiiicial and comprising stops 3I on angularly-ixed stop-bolts 3C engaging and vertically .adjustable by nuts formed in Worm wheels 3D revoluble in bearings 3E fixed to the case and meshing with and turned by a lateral worm 3F mounted in bearings in the case and having outside the same a crank 3G or equivalent rotating means, suitably locked against operation by unauthorized persons. Fixed to the bolts 3C are spring claws 3H which, when the grip is stopped on the bolts, engage the lever cams 30"'.v When the grip is drawn up the claws 3H first unset the cams to release the grip, and by lcontinued uplift thereof, are sprung out to loose said cams.

Knife, .4.-A knife mechanism, 4, cuts off ballots; and from its motions those of the grip are timed. Fixed to the sides of the case 1, near its top, are a pair of guide rods 140 and medially anterior to them a rack, 141. lThe sliding knife stock, 40, mounted onv said rods, has functioning conformations 41, 42, to be described and anterior lugs containing bearings for the knifespindle 43, to which are xed the rotary knife 44 and a pinion 45, meshed with the rack 141 and thereby rotating the knife when the stock is slid. Ballots are cut when the grip slide is up; at which times its back ananas aw 3' is immediately the knife and stays the ballot for cutting as shown in Fi 3 and 5.

reverser, 5 .-Thev knife traverser comprises a lever 5 and a 'counter-weighted cord, 51, running over pulleys and attached to the knife-stock 40. The lever 5 is 'pivx oted on a bracket 150 projecting from the case 1. Between votes it is upright and locked by a twin 'latch 5L releasable by the weight of the voter when he steps on the 'latform 2, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The atch 5 (Fig. 11,) comprises a downwardlyengaging, rocking latch 5", extending from within the case through and medially piv oted inra slot in the face plate 'thereof and suitably limited in its motion, as by stops; and an upwardly acting limited-slide latch 5c mounted slightly to one side of and be; low the rocking latch 5b, in a slot formed in the case, and having at its inner end a cam face 5d and hook' 5 and at its outer and a 'fork 5f somewhat wider than the combined thicknesses or the leverv 5 and latch 5", and whose upper face contains a notch 5g.

A spring hook 5h, vertically slidable in sockets formed in a bracket 151, and between votes engaging with its hook the rocking latch 5", is attached by the rod 23 to one platform arm 20. The lever 5 has a pin 50 adapted to engage the rocking latch 5b and the notch 5g of the slide-latch.

When no one is on the platform 2 it is upheld by its springs 21, the' spring hook 5kh is elevated, which permits the latch 5b to fall; the lever 5 is retracted, or upright, which retracts the slide. latch 5; and the lever is secu-rely locked bythe engagement of its pin 50 with the rocking latch 5a and the notch 5'g of the slide latch. The weight of a voter stepping on the platform 2 depresses it, and rocks the latch 5* to free the lever 5, which the voter` then grasps and rocks to the position shown in full lines. In so doing he pulls out the slide latch 5 whose 'cam 5a extrudes the spring hook 5h and frees the latch 5", which rocks to engaging position. The slide latch when fully extended is stopped by its hook 5e and its play in its mounting slot permits its 'fork to all and free the lever 5.

To cause alon traverse. of the knife by short 'swing ol the lever 5, the cord 51 runs around multiplying sheaves 52 and 53, The cord is fast at one end to the case 1, and thence runs around a Sheav'e 52 attached t0 the lever 5, and a ulley 54 on the case and has at its other en a block, 53, which, when 'the lever 5 is swung, moves twice as far as the sheave 52. A 'second cord 55 is fast at one end to the case, thence runs through the block 53, around a case pulley 56, is attached to the knife stock 49, and thence to a final pulley 57 and 'counterweight 58. the-handle is swung out it pulls the cords and traverses the knife stock from left to right, where it is held by a latch 59, medially pivoted on a bracket 152, and havingy a releasing head 590. When the knife stock is n'nlatehed', as hereafter described, the countarwe ht 58 pulls it to the right, toyseve'r the ba lot, and simultaneously retracts the lever 5 into the fork 5t of the slide latch 5 and retracts said slide with the lever, whose pin engages the rocking latch 5b and the notch 5g. f

To release the knife-stock a trip bar 591, pivoted at one end on-thc'case top, extends anterior-ly above the latch 59, and is engaged by'a draw bar 592 (Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 5) mounted in guides on the case-face and having ngers 593 which limit its motion in its guides and also engage the trip rod. The draw bar is retracted by a spring 594 and advanced bya cord 595 connecting it with a segmental rocker 596 pivoted in the case and having a handle '597 exterior thereto. At the end of its idle or right-to-left stroke, the knife-stock 40 frees the grip 3 from the latches 800, byoperating a pair of connected levers, 301 and 302, respectively, hooked by links 303 to said latches and connected by a connecting-rod 304, slidably mounted in the case 1. The left-hand lever 301 is oiset, pivoted at 103, depends into the path of and ,is swung by the stock conformation 4l to its cutting or left-to-right stroke, a me- 'chanical counter 6, (Fig. 4) of known type, whose crank 60 is rocked by an action 61 illustrated as comprising a primary lever 62 pivoted on the case and operable by the stock-conformation 42, and an intermediate lever 63l medially pivoted on the case-top, coacting at one end with the primary lever and at the other connected (as by a slot and pin) with the counter crank 60. Medially pivoted on the primary lever 62 is a link 360 which extends through the case and is connected with and lifts the pawl 3h.

Vote markers 7 ami vote counters 8 .-These are combined, so that the act of marking a vote for any name or topic on the regular n ballot causes the correspondingv counter"t'o register. See Figs. 6, 7 and 8. Flanged to the skeleton voting door 15 (Fig. 1) are a series of box frames 178 in which the markers and their counters are mounted in columns and rows corresponding respectively with regular party tickets and the can- ,Slidably mounted on the back plates 187 ofthe frames 178 are catch .plates 7, Registeringvmerker sockets are iormdpn the plates ofthe frames ,and in the catch plates, those. in the front platesbeing Aworking lits with the marker; but those in the back and catch plates, lwhile working fits, measured .in a lateraldirection. with thewidthjof. the co1umns,.and.,when in register permit. free retraction of. .the marker with catch extended above such marker.- p y Each ,marker 7 is slidable in kets in a frame 178 and catchfplate. 79 retracted by a spring 74 and comprlses-an angularlyrfixed slide and thereon a counter pin, 71, a marker-pin 72- and a spring catch 73 retractable into a slot; and movable on the inner end thereof and extensible by a spring 78, a tubular pencil holder75 having in its wall a helical slot 76 and fixed in its end a suitable graphite or crayon pencil 77 7 backed by a hard washer 79 against whlch .the spring 78 bears. Pushingin the slide 70 rstpunches the pencil 77 against the ballot 3 and the latter againstv the marking plate 132 and subsequently, `-to insure legible marking, rotates the holder and pencil by coaction of the marker pin 72 and' holder slot 76. y Vote-counters 8.-Because each party ticket may contain between fifty and a hun-y dre'd names and there must be a marker for each 'and also one forv votingeach straight ticket and Yes and No markersl for other purposes, the number of vote-markers and vote-counters may be so great that they must be as small and closely set asis compatible with convenient operation and durability. The vote counters 8 are necessarily relatively large; and to provide' room for them the frames 178 are made with'a plurality of compartments, 871, in this instance three, and the counters are stepped as shown in Fig. 7. They are suitably fixed in' the frames all reading to the same side and with their axes 'parallelwith the marker slides; and their cranks 80 contain-helical slot'cams, or thread-sectionsv 81,` eachy engaged and swung to operate'the counter by the counterpin 71'of the-corresponding-marker, when it is'pushed in. v

Figf illustrates the action ofthe catch plates 7 to engage and release advanced markers. Operably connected with the platfor'm 2 and catch plates 7 a, to cause the latter 'to release advanced markers when a voter steps on the former, are a pairvof compound levers 7b medially pivo'tcd on the frame 1l. Theprimary lever. 7c of .each compound lever has. one vend connected by a rod 24 with the latforxn 4bars 20; at the other has a latch gd settableagainst afstop by a springi7,.to permit the latch `7d to pass and engage the release lever 7H; is engagits spring f 1f @site ed b rin 'if'A and its mige .is suitiluynhia g Fig. 3). The release levers 7 are` rocked as-,airesaid and ccnnectedby a'release bar I est hs,.7..f9f.fer11 markers. engaged thereby-- v; d," "i f '1? eration ofthe machine is as iollow o. repaire lfor voting.,V thevlmife Slekfi .18.5. man to the, left-an the: A drawn de tQathaStodp-bolt, which :reltrats thee ems ii?- 191.15.11 .the curtain a; the-balle rolliaisinser am h 1th@ billardaar 14m0unwd brits .Spin Q31 stayed'by the. stra brake 32 andI (the voting door 15 baies .Open .lts leading edge israssed. overthe ide r y (ma mth .bllow by ,Setting the gril? camsBO" and engaing them with the claws 3% .the idg-stop lts 3?; 'are adjusted', t@ rglstert v be'v lall twlgi11es and markers, .the bal-f lot Iscreen is drawn. ,downand attached `to the snp; the decrease closed .and locked; and, all counters being set atzero, the frames grip 3i 131 and set in; the grip.

178, with the markers 7. and vote counters 2 8, are fixed to the voting door 15. All is no w ready for the vote. The votersteps upon the platform 2; his weight .causes it to set the compound *lever 7b for subsequent operation and rocks the latch 5b torelease the lever 5: he grasps and swings out the lever 5 thereby pulling the cords 51, 55 (out and down, which would ordinarily traverse the knife stock 40 to the left) and. grasps and pulls down .thefront curtain 3* and with it the chains 3 and raises the grip 3 thereby, firstly, causing the claws 3H to unset the clamp cams 30W. to 'permit the springs 32 to open the clamp 3Y- and free the ballot mar-l gin.; secondly, -as thev gripapproaches the upper limitofY its stroke, by their. contact with the .struts-3B, setting said cams and clamp to grip another ballot; and finally engaging Lthe' .grip.slide with the latches 300 and the curtain roller ratchet 3S with the pawl 3h. The ballot screen 3m havin been raised with the grip slide, the ballot 1s now visible and the voter, reading it, pushes in Amarkers 7 to mark on the ballot the votes he wishes to cast. As each slide is punched in its spring catch 73 is retracted' by and passes the catch plate 7a and the pencil 77 is;

irst pushed into elastic contact with ythe ballot 3 and then twisted by the pin 72 and slot 76, to insure la mark. lW'hen the voter releases a marker its spring 74 retracts it until its catch 73 touches the catch late 7 and its pencil 77 clears the ballot (A ig. .7)., When he has voted he grasps and swings the crank handle 597, to operate the draw bar 592and trip bar 591, tr1p the latch 59 and release the-knife stock 40,- whose counterweight 58 traverses the stock and .knife .44 from left to icio right tosever the marked ballot (which platform 2, which, lifted by its springs 21,

into thQ lgptacle 12)- and simultaneon y retracts' thehand Alever 5 which engages the vfork of` the slide latch 5, retracts i; alllidls enga ed, retracted, by the twin `the elevated grip 3 engaged with the pawls 300, the chains extended, and the knife stock 40 to the right. The voter then steps oif the releases the compound levers 7b and permits their springs 7t to operate them, lift the cross bar 7h and catch late 7 and free the advanced markers 7 which are retracted by their springs 7 4. The machine is now ready for the next voter, who steps upon the plat form 2 and thereby causes the twin latch 5a to release the hand lever 5; and rocks said lever and thereby traverses from right to left the knife stock, which at the limit of its motion retracts the latches 300 and frees the grip 3, which /falls and draws down a ballot and the ballot screen 3m. The descending grip contacts with the bolt stops 3C and engages its cams 30W with their claws 3H. The ballot being screened, before he can see it and vote he must pull out the front curtain 3 and chains 3a; pull the grip from the claws 3H, which release the clamp andleave the ballot hanging free; and fully raise the grip to engagement with the succeeding ballot, thus raising the screen 3m. Thereafter voting proceeds as above described.

The marker frames 178 (Figs. 6 and 12) are preferably cast with attachment flanges 176 and open on both sides. The marker sockets 179 are cut with a gang miller (the plates being suitably stayed with liners), the frames being slightly shifted to permit enlargement of the sockets in the back plate 187 by a second cut to give clearance for the spring catches 73. After the marker slides (preferably square bars) are laid in the sockets, they are retained by a suitably secured cover, 177. f

I For protection against manipulation of the vote counters 8, I have provided a door 87n which covers the compartments 871.

This door may be hingedly mounted to one of the side frames 178, as is indicated in Fig. 6, and may be locked in closed position by any suitable locking means. This door may serve for other uses than just described. For instance, there may be arranged on the inside of the door opposite the respective counters the names of the different candidates to which each counter relates, so that when the door is open the votes for each re- At e lright-hand hmit of its. the knife-stockvlfl operates the action spective candidate may be immediately noted.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A votin machine adapted to receive a strip of attac ed ballots, means for feeding such strip o f attached ballots into vote recording position, and means for severing a ballot from such strip after a vote has been marked, the strip feeding means being operated by the severing means when said severing means are returned to initial position.

2. In a voting machine adapted to receive a strip of attached ballots on which a vote may be recorded, the combination with means for severing a ballot from such strip after a vote has been recorded thereon, of a counter operated by such severing means and adapted to keep a consecutively-readable record of the number of voters who have voted.

3. A voting machine adapted to receive a strip of attached ballots, means for feeding such strip of attached ballots into vote re cording position, vote recorders for recording votes on the ballots so fed, and vote counting means adapted to count and carry totals of such votes operated by such vote recorders. v

4. A voting machine adapted to receive a strip of attached ballots, means for feeding such strip of attached ballots into vote recording position, vote recorders for record# ing votes on the ballots so fed, means for severing a ballot from such strip after a vote has been recorded thereon, a counter operated by such severing means adapted to keep a consecutively-readable record of the number of voters who have voted, and vote counting means adapted to count and carry totals of such Votes operated by such vote markers..A

5. A. voting machine., having means to support a supply-of customary ballots having blank spaces thereon opposite names of candidates, ballot-feed means, vote-markers for marking votes on ballots so supplied and fed, and register-adjustment means operable to correct faulty registering of such ballots and markers, so that said spaces will register with corresponding vote markers.

6. In a voting machine, means to support a supply of customary ballots having blank spaces thereon opposite names of candidates, ballot-feed means comprising a grip to hold the leading margin of ballots and means to traverse said'grip, vote-markers for marking votes on ballots so supplied and fed, andA register-adjustment means comprising adjustablev stops to limit the stroke of said grip, and manually-operable means to adjust said stops, sc that said blank spaces will properly register wlth said vote markers.

7. In a voting machine, means to sup ort a supply of customary ballots having b ank spaces thereon opposite names of candidates, ballot-feed means comprism a grip to, hold the leading margin of ba ots and means to traverse said grip', vote-markers for marking votes on ballots so supplled' and fed, and register-adjustment means so.

that said blank spaces will properly regis-f:- ter with said vote markers said adjustmentmeans comprising adjusta le sto -bolts to limit the stroke of said grip, axially-fixed nuts engaging said bolts, and manually-operable means for rotating said nuts.

8. ln a voting machine, means to support a supply of customary. ballots having blank spaces thereon opposite names of candldates, ballot-feed means comprism a gnp to hold the leading margin of ba ots and means to traverse said grip, votemarkers for marking votes on ballots so supplied and fed and register-adjustment means .so that said blank spaces will properly reglster with said vote markers, said adjustment means comprising adjustable stop-bolts to limit the stroke of said grip, axially-fixed nuts engaging said bolts, and worm gearing operably connected with said n uts.

9. A voting machine comprlsmg a case, a movable voters platform exterior thereto; ballot-supply-means within said case; means for feeding a ballot into reading position, operating means for operating said ballot feed means located in initial position When said platform is raised or unoccupied, and releasing means operably connected to said platform and connected to release said operating means when said platform is depressed after which the operating means may be operated to actuate said ballot feeding means.

10. A voting machine-comprising a case; a movable voters platform exterior thereto; an upright marking-plate in reading position before the voter, ballot supply means Within said case, means for feeding a ballot into position on said upright marking-plate, vote-markers extending through the Wall of said case for marking ballots so supplied and fed; and operably connected with said platform, marker engaging and releasing means adapted to engage advanced markers and operable by a motion of said platform to release the same. A'

11. A voting machine comprising a case; a movable voters platform exterior thereto; an upright marking-plate in reading position before the voter, ballot supply means within said case, means for feeding a ballot into position on said upright markingplate. vote-markers extending through the wall of said case for marking ballots so supplied and fed; a member adapted to engage and release advanced markers, and a link and lever connection between said level` and platinadosj formoperable by a motion of the latter to cause' said member to release said markers."

12. A voting machine comprising a case; a movable voters platform exterior thereto; an upright marking-plate in reading position before the voter, ballot-su ply means within said case, means for feeding a ballot into position on said upright marking-plate, vote-markers extending through a wall of said case for marking ballots lso supplied and fed,'a slide adapted to engage advanced markers and stay them slightly retracted from ballots marked by them; and an operative connection between said platform and slide for shifting it by a motion of said platform to release said markers.

13. A voting machine comprising a case; a movable voters latform exterior thereto; within said case allot-supply and ballotfeed means; vote markers extendin through a wall of said case for marking allots so supplied and fed; a slide adapted to engage advanced markers andv stay them slightly retracted from ballots marked by them; a lever operably related with said slide; operably connected with said platform a lever, and thereon a latch adapted to pass and engage said first-named lever.

14. A marker-and-counter mounting frame for ballot-vote machines, comprising end plates, parallel plates joining the same and having linear series of marker-notches formed in their margins, and a cover plate secured to and closing one side of said frame, to conne markers in said notches.

15. A ballot-vote machine comprising a case, therein a transparent-plate against which to mark ballots to permit light to reach said ballots and thus facilitate reading the ballots n a dimly lighted voting booth,

ballot-supply means, ballot-feed means adapted to locate ballots adjacent to said plate for marking, series of marker frames removably positioned adj acentl to said marking plate, and ballot-markers mounted in said frames.

16. A ballot-vote machine comprising a case, therein a glass plate against which to mark ballots to permit light to reach said .ballots and thus facilitate reading the ballots in a dimly lighted voting booth, ballotsupply means, ballot-feed means adapted to locate ballots adjacent to said plate for marking, series of marker 'frames removably positioned adjacent to said glass plate, and ballot-markers mounted in said frames.

17. A ballot-vote machine comprising a case, therein a glasslate against which to mark ballots, a lamp liehind said glass-plate the light of which passes through said glassplate and illuminates the ballot ta facilitate reading the ballot in a dimly lighted voting booth, ballot-sup ly means, ballot-feed means adapted to ocate ballots adjacent to said plate for marking, series of marker frames removably positioned ad] acent to said marking plate and ballot-markers slidablein said frames.

18. A ballot-gri for ballot-vote machines, adapted to be sli ably mounted therein and to automatically engage and to advance ballots between markers and a markin iplate, and comprising, guide heads, a bac jawplate, a clamp mounted operably relatively to said jaw-plate, automatic clamp-setting .means to automatically set said clamp at one and unset at the other end of the grips stroke, and means to traverse said grip.

19. Ballot supply and ballot-feed mechanism for ballot-vote machines characterized by a case containin a marking plate, and comprisingballot-rol mounting means, a slidable ballot-gri adapted to automatically engage and ocate ballots on said markers and marlng plate,a ballot-cutting knife adapted to be traversed across ballots so located, means to traverse said grip and knife and means operatively connected to said knife for releasing said ballot grip to locate a ballot. o

20. Ballot-cutting knife mechanism for ballot-vote machines adapted -for mounting a roll of ballots and having a ballot-feed to advance the same/said mechanism comprising parallel guides and a rack fixed to the machine-case transverse to the feed-direction; a knife-stock slidable on said ides; revoluble in said vstock a spindle an Athereon a discoidal knife and a. pinion meshed withfsaid rack; and means to traverse said stock.' Y

21. Ballot-feed mechanism for ballot-vote machines characterized lby a case adapted .for mountin 4a roll of ballots, and compris- 40 mg guides the ee -direction; a ballot-grip slidable on ed to said case parallel with said guides; a latch-engagement attached to said case toengage said grip whcnf retracted; guides fixed to said' case transverse to. the feed-direction; mounted thereon a knife-stock operably mounting a knife; dismeans operably connecting said knife-stock and latching engagement; and means to traverse said knife-stock and grip.-

22. Ballot-feed mechanism for ballot-vote machines characterized b a case adapted for mounting a roll of ba ots, and comprisv an operable connection traversln the said guides; a latch-engagement attached to said case to engage sald grip when retracted; means to slide said grip; guides fixed Y to said case transverse to the feed-direction; mounted thereon a knife-stock operably mounting a knife; a latch to latch the knife-stock prior to its cutting stroke; disengaging means operably connecting said knife-stock and latchin engagement; and

etween 'the knifemeans and the knife-stock-latch.

23. Ba ot-feedmechanism for vballot-vote machines characterized by a case adapted for containing the same and mounting la roll of ballots, and a booth-frame, said mechanism comprising guides fixed to said case parallel with the eed-motion; a'ballot-grip slidable on said guides; counterweighted chains connected'with said grip, passin around rollers to the face of said boothame, and thereon terminal hooks; a latch-engagement attached to said case to enga said grip when retracted; a spring curtam-roller on saidcase and thereon a ratchet and a curtain advanceable with said chains and on said curtain a rod adapted to engage said chain-hooks; ides fixed to said case transverse to the eed-direction; mounted thereon a knife-stock operably mounting a' knife; disengaging means operably connecting said knife and grip-latch engagement; a pawl adated to engage said curtain rod ratchet an releasabale by a motion of said lmife-stock; and means to traverse Said knife-stock.

24. In a ballot-vote machine, having a case adapted for mounting a ballot roll, the

y combination therewith of a movable voters platform; fixed guides; a knife stock slidable thereon and operabl mounting a knife; a hand-lever pivote on said case; a latch adapted to lock said lever and unlockable b a motion of said platform; and counterweighted flexible connections between said lever and knife-stock.-

HANEY.

Witnesses: I

JOHN MORRIS, H. D. Pimmel'. 

